This concluding episode reveals how, through time and isolation, the local animals and plants have evolved the most surprising ways to cope with the profound geological and climatic forces affecting them. Female land iguanas are forced to climb to the summit of the harshest of all the Galapagos islands to lay their eggs. The most bizarre collection of plankton rise from the abyss in the middle of the night on currents welling up from deep beneath...

"Learn how Galapagos penguins got to the tropics, what they eat, the challenges they face, and what you can do to help"-- Cover verso.

The Galápagos experiences a strongly seasonal environment. Finches breed when the rains arrive, typically in January or February. In some years there is no rain and no breeding. This program illustrates the various ways that environmental fluctuations dictate the activities of finches on Daphne. It follows the stages of the breeding cycle, from pair formation and nest building a few days after the first heavy rainfall to fledging about a month later....

Situated in the South Pacific north of New Zealand, the Republic of Fiji was settled as far back as 3500 BC. With the help of foreign settlers, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership and established a united Fijian kingdom in 1871. The British subjugated the island in 1874 and brought over Indian contract laborers. This film examines how, after gaining independence from British rule in 1971, Fiji has struggled...

The team settles in for a month on the Great Barrier Reef, the largest reef in the world. One scientist is studying sharks and, in a flashback we visit French Polynesia where sharks abound and the team films their natural feeding behaviors for the first time ever. Back on the GBR, the scientists explore the northern reef, which until recently was the healthiest part. The program concludes with new footage of the 2016 bleaching and severe die-off among...

"This book teaches readers about the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there. Some animals include the marine iguana, the blue-footed booby, the magnificent frigatebird and the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old. The islands, which were studies by Charles Darwin, are a popular tourist destination...

In May 1995, filmmakers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook arrived with their 3-year-old daughter, Zoe, on the Galápagos Islands to document the islands' natural beauty for television. During their two-year stay, they spent 500 days in the field - 200 of which were spent at sea, diving with whale sharks and hammerheads and exploring the islands of the archipelago. This is the charming and dramatic tale of how the family lived in this harsh environment...

"A tortoise from the Galapagos Islands goes on an adventure--at her own speed"--

"Take a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see Galápagos giant tortoises up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists study and protect these gentle giants. Page Plus links in the book lead to videos of scientists in the field"--